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From chapter 11, “Heartbreaker” “I-I forgot how much Sarah meant to me, but when she passed,” He paused as his tears began to fall faster. “it just all seemed to come back to me. Every single moment with her came back to me. She was the best big sister I ever could’ve asked for. If I could change anything in my life, it’s losing contact with her. I miss her so god damn much Artie.” He confessed, now nearly as hysterical as me.”

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For a second I thought Aron being quiet meant he suspected something at Alex’s enthusiasm about basketball when he hardly showed interest before. Outside of still feeling sorry for Simon and wondering about the message behind Mark having a dog named “Taz” I’m just waiting for the next chapter. Well paced, kind of normal (normal being relative in this place, of course) chapter, Rump.

Two chapters in a row of regular, everyday happenings. I dare not let my guard down, tho. I love when authors plug other authors and their stories on this site.

I glad Jamie and Lucas are on the road to recovery. Okay, Ben seems nice and all but I’m TEAM SAM. Guess time will tell who he ends up with.

I understand Kate’s overprotectiveness much better now. I also even understand Jamie’s Peter Pan ways a bit. For him to loved and lost so young was devastating. This was a totally unexpected development. I hope something good comes of this, EMT Ben aside, it had to mean something that Jamie saw Sam when he was drifting, right? Addendum: sorry, I know Jamie saw Sean, not Sam. I kinda wish he saw Sam, lol.

Being a caretaker is incredibly difficult, not everyone can do it and there is a special dynamic when it involves a child caring for an elder parent. It can test a relationship that’s good or exacerbate a relationship that’s bad. He is not the first or last child to resent being put in that position and glad when it’s over. I appreciated the honesty of this piece.

Yeah, that blood flow redirects itself to certain “parts” that require more attention than the brain (then again, it is said it has a little brain of it’s own). 🍆 😆

I am definitely enjoying all the hot sex Aron and Carter are having. 🔥💥 I am concerned that Aron thinks he’s having all this great sex with Alex and not Carter. I’m still confused about the kind of marriage Aron & Alex have and how Aron stayed in it before this. I wonder why Carter was forbidden to tell Aron the truth about the switch and what is truly the goal for this switch. (also wonder what that pain Carter felt was). I am still as hooked on this story as ever and look forward to it’s next installment. I guess I have more questions than answers, Rumplestiltskin, ☺️.

Welcome back. This chapter was very much a circle of life kind of chapter. It was encouraging to see the school getting off the ground with the right foundation. Steven’s death was a shock and suspicious, in my opinion (I’m looking at you, Carson). Nan’s reaction doesn’t surprise me actually, It’s the calm before the storm before she breaks down. I only hope she doesn’t do something drastic in her grief. Kyle getting the letter about his donors was sad but not unexpected. I thought sperm donor’s actions were worse than egg donor’s but then remembered she tried to get Kyle killed or something, right? I have to look back. None of them will be truly safe tho until life ceases for both of those individuals. The announcement of twins for Kaleb and Davis was just the right ending for this chapter. Davis is the perfect husband for Kaleb and together will be a great parental team. The usual order of life is birth then death, you reversed it with this chapter, leaving hope after such sad news. I hope life is treating you the same right now.

Aww, bashful and ballsy. Yep, definitely like you. ☺️ In a platonic, non sexual way, of course. 😉

“I want to fuck you, Mark.’ Ben let his voice drop in the way he knew Mark liked so well. ‘I want to bury myself in you, bollocks deep. I want to shape you on the inside. We’ll do it any way you like, hard, gently, you can ride me, I don’t care....” How can good, hot, hard sex not be expected after words like that?!?! Golly, I think my inner slut likes you, lol!!

Meg’s love for Jacob is profoundly perfect❣️❣️ ❤️❤️

So, I’ve managed to finish the tales. What a tasty, saucy and sweet (yes, sweet) treat it was to read these all together. Marcus, Jacob and Meg have now been added to my favorite literary families; Thank you so much for sharing.

I like this. A lot. I don’t believe I’ve had the pleasure of reading their previous stories but I intend to remedy that now.

“I knew then that I had loved Adrien all my life, even though I'd never met him before. I'd loved him because I knew the idea of him existed and perhaps because I somehow knew his soul was searching for mine since birth.” ❤️😍❤️😍

The sex between Carter and Aron just gets hotter and hotter. I so want Aron to know that Carter is in Alex’s body. Aron knew Alex was fucking around but he didn’t leave, wonder why? Speaking of fucking around....poor Simon, ☺️🙄 I can’t even hate him now; Be annoyed by him, yes, feel sorry for him, yes but not hate him, at least not now; I still think he can be a threat of some kind. Maybe he and Alex can be together when everything is straightened out, Simon certainly seems to have a deep, genuine affection for Alex by all appearances. Carter’s dream about the accident was interesting. Could Alex have been behind it? Only time will tell. Only thing I know is I want Aron in on it now. Of course I know everything happens the way it does for a reason so I’ll just fasten my seatbelt tighter and wait. 😉

I found this observation interesting, as in my experience, it’s been men more turned by surface beauty than women and women more able to see past the surface. Different strokes for different folks, I suppose.

That was hot, twisted, jungle, I’m still alive sex, not making love and it was awesome. As twisted as it was for Carter to make Aron say his name when he thought he was fucking Alex, I get it. It put a further wedge between Aron & “Alex” but there’s enough caca going on in this wonderland anyway, lol. Carter’s mom’s reaction made me teary; It showed him that his parents care more than he thought they did, heck, they even love him. Mark is the perfect assistant, I perked up when he said “But it’s my job to know such things.” Alex was thinking as assistant, while I was thinking of his real reason for being there. Mark’s delivery of his pearls of wisdom speak more to his “real” job than his job as Alex’s assistant and came out much too easily for someone who really didn’t want to say anything in the first place. I don’t know what to say about Simon at this point, except to wonder if he’s a pod person too, lol. The plot thickens, Rumplestiltskin and very nicely, too.

I’m so glad to see a continuation of this story. This chapter was painful and frustrating to read. It’s a revelation that for all Kells’ obvious attributes and charisma that he has issues to rival Josh’s. In witnessing this timeframe, it’s encouraging to see Josh’s progress but frustrating to realize that he refuses to deal with Kells in any way; While it’s true Kells wasn’t the sole reason for Josh’s suicide attempt, it was Kells’ rejection that lit the fuse to Josh’s rocket of problems. Even if it was for the sake of closure, he needs to address that chapter in his life, I’m hopeful he will in time but that he isn’t ready to at this stage of his recovery. Joshua and Kevin still have feelings for each other, true, real deal feelings but if they don’t resolve their individual issues, they don’t have a chance at a successful future. We’ve witnessed Joshua’s progress and road to recovery, will we get to see Kevin’s?

I think we all need to cut Ember some slack. While Aaron and Paul did shed light on things that exonerate Brady to a degree, the fact remains Ember was seriously harrasssed in high school, enough to leave deep scars twenty years later. While Paul deserves I don’t even know how bad or low a restitution, Brady still didn’t reach out to Ember, even tho he minimized Ember’s treatment behind the scenes. I think Aaron was right that Ember had a thing for Brady and was hurt he didn’t stand up for him (not knowing that Brady did save him a lot). That is still an issue they would need to work through if they have hopes to be a healthy, successful couple. I hope Ember realizes not everyone could be as brave as he was at that age, let’s not also forget it was established that Brady and Cam were both jerks as kids, maybe not guilty of homophobia but still jerks. Ember does have to make the first move in making up but let’s not trade in Brady’s horns for a halo yet with Ember. As for the rest of his life, he has paid enough. I wonder what he’ll think about Paul when he finds everything out-on the one hand he’d have to be furious about being manipulated into such life altering changes, on the other hand, Katie and Novy are his life and he owes their existence to what Paul did. This story did confirm one thing for me, tho:only trust condoms you buy; that fucking with them thing is SCA-RY.

Well, this puts a different spin on things. A revision of history points to Brady being guilty by association instead of a primary instigator and Paul’s addition to history only confirmed it. It also confirms that he either has latent homosexual feelings he can’t face or a specific obsession with Brady that he can’t face; Whichever the situation, his fixation has clearly warped his sensibilities. Cam ain’t no joke and even tho we don’t get much detail on his interactions with Justin, I like them together. There is a lot to process and digest now. Will Ember tell Brady what he learned? (Even if he doesn’t, I’m sure Cam will) Is it too late for Ember and Brady? (I don’t think so but you never know) Paul has not been punished enough for his actions (self hate aside). I don’t think we’ve heard or seen the last from that direction; Knowing what we know now about the depths of his actions, he won’t just let Brady and Ember be HEA, he’s still at least a physical threat. My concern is if he’s going to attack Brady or Ember. Veeeeerrrrryyyy interesting development.

“Yeah, sort of. I guess you're the tong to my ting.” “Nope – you've got me now. Hearts always beat Diamonds” Those were wonderful gems in this chapter. I thought Troy’s reasoning for not owning that Adam made the muffins was a hoot!! 😂 Would that there be some peace in Fairmount Valley for the foreseeable future; at the very least if there is drama that it doesn’t involve Adam or Troy.

Very powerful and moving, Gary. The roots of abuse are insidious and run deep. The only way to break the cycle is to change the pattern, to recognize it and make a deliberate choice to do differently. Paul was hyper aware of it in a way that Chris had no idea about, now that the burden is shared, they can both make the effort to change. Love isn’t always enough and I hope it is for Paul and Chris but whatever happens after this, they enter into it with eyes wide open. I’ve missed your storytelling voice; Tho this subject wasn’t a happily ever after (hmm....maybe it was?) I savored this morsel. I wish you the happiest success with your renovations. Cheers. 🍻

Your writing is an up point, period. You have a real gift for storytelling and are one of the few authors whom I will read anything they write. 💝❤️🎁 🥇